Care quality: not in Chesterfield

I heard a piece about the Care Quality Commission on Radio 2 yesterday. It appears that inspectors have been doing spot checks in 100 UK hospitals and found an "unacceptable" level of care in many cases. Elderly people were treated with a lack of dignity, left unwashed and unaided for lonely hours on end. I have been witness to exactly this and could have written the radio script. My father was in Chesterfield Royal Hospital for three weeks and it was clear after three minutes that nurses could not care less than they did; and this isn't about money or resources it's about motivation. With such an obvious lack of vocation they should perhaps go and work in shops where they are able - in fact expected - to be rude to people all day long. My Dad was confused, unwashed, unshaven, hungry and covered in bed sores when 'allowed' to leave. I've always stood up for and looked up to nurses but things have clearly changed for the worse as I grow older and draw closer to a similar fate. For too many nurses now it's a question of Carry On Doing Very Little if you possibly can. Royal and Hospital are just anonymous labels in Chesterfield: care is a smaller word but the lack of it is so much more meaningful.
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